This is a list of Mexican films released in 2023 .
English Title | Original Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The (Almost) Legends | Los (casi) ídolos de Bahía Colorada | Ricardo Castro Velazquez | Benny Emmanuel, Emiliano Torres, Harold Azuara, Raúl Gabriel Morales Ramírez, Nora Velázquez, Guillermo Quintanilla, Dagoberto Gama, Silverio Palacios, Ana Celeste, Esmeralda Soto, Diego Sandoval Montes, César Castillo, Juan Andrés Belgrave, Paulina de Labra, Edith Nuñez, Amanda Polo, Julio Patricio, Carmen García, Gaby Navarro, Víctor Quintero, Alexander Show, Karem Momo, Chùy Gallardo, Ana Chiquete, Mario Zamacona, Francisco Pita, Eduardo Ángel Bravo | Comedy | Premiered on July 19 on Netflix [1] |
Asedio | Miguel Ángel Vivas | Natalia de Molina, Bella Agossou, Oscar Eribo, Francisco Reyes, Fran Cantos, Chani Martín, Jorge Kent | Action, Thriller | In co-production with Spain [2] Premiered on September 21 in Mexican theaters [3] | |
At Midnight | Jonah Feingold | Diego Boneta, Monica Barbaro, Anders Holm, Whitney Cummings, Catherine Cohen, Casey Thomas Brown, Maya Zapata, Fernando Carsa, Ricardo Esquerra, Matt Ramos | Romantic comedy | Premiered on February 10 on Paramount+ [4] | |
Before the Buzzards Arrive | Antes que lleguen los zopilotes | Jonás N. Díaz | María del Carmen Félix, Tsayamhall Esquivel, Francisco Pita | Black-and-white, Mystery, Fantasy | Nominated - VPRO Big Screen Award at the 2023 Rotterdam International Film Festival [5] Nominated - Best Feature Film at the 2023 San Diego Latino Film Festival [6] ContentsWinner - Best Feature Film Cinematography, Best Drama Film & Best Production Design at the 2023 European Cinematography Awards [7] |
Diary of an Unexpected Journey | Diario de un viaje inesperado | Paco Alvarez | Getsemaní Vela, Xabiani Ponce de León, Kevin Holt, Carlos Corona, Moisés Arizmendi, Martha Claudia Moreno, Barbie Casillas | Romance, Comedy-drama, Road Movie | Premiered on April 20 in Mexican theaters [8] |
The Echo | El eco | Tatiana Huezo | Montserrat Hernández Hernández, María de los Ángeles Pacheco Tapia, Luz María Vázquez González, Sarahí Rojas Hernández, William Antonio Vázquez González, Uriel Hernández Hernández, Ramiro Hernández Hernández, Berenice Cortés Muñoz, Andrea González Lima | Documentary | Winner - Berlinale Documentary Film Award & Best Director at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival [9] [10] Nominated - Golden Bear Plaque at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival [11] |
Friends Till Death | Amigos hasta la muerte | Javier Veiga | Javier Veiga, Marta Hazas, Mauricio Ochmann, Luna Gallego, Nacho Nugo, Óscar Allo, Xosé A. Touriñán, David Amor, Ledicia Sola, Xoel López, Fele Martínez, Mela Casal | Comedy-drama | In co-production with Spain [12] Winner - Best Director & Best Actor for Javier Veiga at the 20th Alicante International Film Festival [13] Nominated - Best First Film at the Almería International Film Festival [14] Nominated - Best Film, Best Actor for Javier Veiga, Best Actress for Marta Hazas & Best Cinematography [15] Nominated - Best Original Song for "Eco" – Xoel López at the 38th Goya Awards [16] |
The Great Seduction | La gran seducción | Celso R. García | Memo Villegas, Pierre Louis, Yalitza Aparicio, Mercedes Hernández, Eligio Meléndez, Julio Casado, Héctor Jiménez, Mateo Negrete | Comedy | Spanish-language remake of the 2003 film Seducing Doctor Lewis [17] |
Heroic | Heroico | David Zonana | Santiago Sandoval Carbajal, Esteban Caicedo, Fernando Cuautle, Mónica del Carmen, Carlos Gerardo García, Isabel Yudice | Thriller, Drama | Premiered on January 21 at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival [19] |
How to Kill Mom | ¿Cómo matar a mamá? | José Ramón Chávez | Ximena Sariñana, Diana Bovio, Ana Valeria Becerril, Blanca Guerra, Erick Elías, Gonzalo Vega Jr., Antonio Gaona, Elizabeth Guindi, Mau Nieto | Road Movie, Comedy-drama | Premiered on May 10 in Mexican theaters [20] |
I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me | No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea | Fernando Frías de la Parra | Darío Yazbek, Natalia Solián, Alexis Ayala, Anna Castillo, Carmen Beato, Juan Minujín | Thriller, Drama | Premiered on October 22 at the Morelia International Film Festival [21] |
Like or Die | Señora influencer | Carlos Santos | Mónica Huarte, Renata Molinar, Diana Carreiro, Memo Dorantes, Macarena García, Leonardo Daniel, Bárbara Lombardo, Mau Nieto, Daniela Peña, Sandra Burgos, Christian Uribe, Michelle Durán, Ángel Escarcega, Michael Cohn, Alejandro de la Madrid, Paola Rojas | Satire, Black comedy, Comedy thriller | Premiered on October 23 at the 21st Morelia International Film Festival [22] |
Lost in the Night | Perdidos en la noche | Amat Escalante | Juan Daniel García Treviño, Ester Expósito, Bárbara Mori, Fernando Bonilla, María Fernanda Osio, Jero Medina, Vicky Araico, Mayra Hermosillo, Alfonso Zamacona | Mystery, Thriller | Premiered on May 18 in the Cannes Premiere section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. [23] |
Have a Nice Day! | ¿Encontró lo que buscaba? | Yibrán Asuad | Álvaro Guerrero, Andrea Chaparro, Eduardo Minett, Sidney Robote, Fernando Larragaña, Alejandro Suárez, Lalo El Mimo, Ma Eugenia Guzmán, Juan Alberto Villareal, Perfecto González, Andrés C Mayer, Ana Sofía Gatica, Saak, Juca Viapri, Fer Manzano, María Tlapanco | Comedy-drama | Premiered on March 10 on Netflix [24] |
Unhappily Ever After | Infelices para siempre | Noé Santillán-López | Adrián Uribe, Consuelo Duval, Angélica Aragón, Livia Brito | Romantic comedy | Premiered on January 26 in Mexican theaters [25] |
Mother's Day Is Cancelled | ¡Hasta la madre del Día de las Madres! | Javier Colinas | Gala Montes, Michel Duval, Anette Michel, Leticia Huijara, Axel Trujillo, Alejandro Camacho, Kenneth Lavill, Giovanna Reynaud, Diego Meléndez, Ignacio Guadalupe | Comedy | Premiered on May 5 on Amazon Prime Video [26] |
¡Que viva México! | Luis Estrada | Alfonso Herrera, Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosío, Ana de la Reguera | Comedy, Political satire | Premiered on March 23 in Mexican theaters [27] | |
¿Quieres ser mi hijo? | Ihtzi Hurtado | Ludwika Paleta, Juanpa Zurita, Hernán Mendoza, Harold Azuara, Agustín Arana | Romantic comedy | Premiered on September 21 on Vix+ [28] | |
Radical | Christopher Zalla | Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Haddad, Jennifer Trejo, Mia Fernanda Solis, Danilo Guardiola, Víctor Estrada | Comedy-drama | Winner - Festival Favorite Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival | |
El sabor de la Navidad | Alejandro Lozano | Mariana Treviño, Andrés Almeida, Monica Dionne, Juan Carlos Medellín, Armando Hernandez, Marco Treviño, Jerry Velázquez, Pamela Almanza. | Comedy-drama | Premiered on September 11 on Toronto International Film Festival. [29] | |
Sorcery | Brujería | Christopher Murray | Valentina Véliz, Daniel Antivilo, Sebastian Hülk, Daniel Muñoz, Neddiel Muñoz Millalonco | Fantasy, Drama | Nominated - World Film Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival [30] Nominated - Dragon Award - International Competition at the 2023 Göteborg Film Festival [31] |
Surviving My Quinceañera | Sobreviviendo mis XV | Chava Cartas | Berenice Jonguitud, Guillermo Villegas, Verónica Bravo, Lupita Lara, Paco Luna, Sofía Carrera, Juan Pablo Fuentes, Farah Justiniani, Hanssel Casillas | Comedy | Premiered on September 21 in Mexican theaters [32] |
Three Sparks | Naomi Uman | Documentary | Nominated - Tiger Award at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam [33] | ||
Tótem | Lila Avilés | Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañón, Marisol Gasé, Saori Gurza, Teresita Sánchez, Mateo García Elizondo, Juan Francisco Maldonado, Iazua Larios, Alberto Amador | Drama | An international co-production with Denmark & France Winner - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival [34] Nominated - Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival [11] Winner - Firebird Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival [35] | |
Valentina or the Serenity | Valentina o la Serenidad | Ángeles Cruz | Danae Ahuja, Myriam Bravo, Alexander Gadiel Mendoza Sánchez. | Drama | Premiered on September 8 on Toronto International Film Festival. [36] |
Where the Tracks End | El último vagón | Ernesto Contreras | Adriana Barraza, Kaarlo Isaacs, Memo Villegas, Diego Montessoro, Frida Cruz, Ikal Paredes, Teté Espinoza, Jeronimo Medina, Gabriela Cartol, Nova Coronel, Adrián Vázquez, Leonardo Alonso, Fátima Molina, Sofía Domínguez Corte, Osvani Rivera, Victoria Díaz, Blanca Guerra | Comedy-drama | Premiered on May 26 on Netflix [37] |
Rafael "Fele" Martínez is a Spanish actor. He gained notoriety for his performance as Chema in Thesis (1996), his feature film debut and for which he won the Goya Award for Best New Actor.
Society of the Snow is a 2023 survival drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and based on Pablo Vierci's 2009 book of the same name, which details a Uruguayan rugby team's crash aboard Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 into the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. The cast is composed of Uruguayan and Argentine actors, most of whom are newcomers.
MexZombies is a 2022 Mexican thriller comedy horror film directed by Chava Cartas and written by Luis Gamboa & Santiago Limón. Starring Iñaki Godoy, Marcelo Barceló, Roberta Damián, Luciana Vale, Vincent Webb, Daniel Tovar and Bárbara de Regil. It was commercially released on October 26, 2022 on Vix+.
¡Que viva México! is a 2023 Mexican black comedy political satire film directed by Luis Estrada and written by Estrada and Jaime Sampietro. Starring Alfonso Herrera, Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosío and Ana de la Reguera. The film opened to mixed reviews.
Sorcery is a 2023 internationally co-produced fantasy drama film directed by Christopher Murray and written by Murray & Pablo Paredes. Starring Valentina Véliz. It is inspired by a true story where members of the Recta Provincia organization back in 1880, were accused of witchcraft. It was nominated at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in the World Film Dramatic Competition.
Before the Buzzards Arrive is a 2023 Mexican black-and-white fantasy mystery film written and directed by Jonás N. Díaz in his directorial debut. Starring María del Carmen Félix. It had its international premiere on January 30, 2023, at the Rotterdam International Film Festival as part of Big Screen Competition.
Don't Go to School Tomorrow is a 2021 Mexican coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Diego Barragan in his directorial debut. It stars Paco García and Krystian Huerta. It is about two 15-year-old teenagers who suffer bullying at their school, so they plan to carry out a school shooting.
Noise is a 2022 Mexican-Argentine drama film directed by Natalia Beristáin and written by Beristáin, Diego Enrique Osorno & Alo Valenzuela Escobedo. Starring Julieta Egurrola. It won the Spanish Cooperation Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Have a Nice Day! is a 2023 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Yibrán Asuad and written by Javier Peñalosa. Starring Álvaro Guerrero, Andrea Chaparro and Eduardo Minett. It premiered on March 10, 2023, on Netflix.
El Conde is a 2023 Chilean black comedy horror film directed by Pablo Larraín and written by Larraín and Guillermo Calderón. It is a satire that portrays Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire seeking death. The film stars Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, and Paula Luchsinger.
Dogwashers is a 2020 Colombian-Argentine crime black comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Moreno and written Pilar Quintana & Antonio García. Starring Christian Tappan accompanied by Anderson Ballesteros, Jhon Álex Toro, Ulises González, Leonor López, Héctor Mauricio Mejía and Johnnie Castillo.
The Rye Horn is a 2023 drama film directed by Jaione Camborda which stars Janet Novás. A Spanish-Belgian-Portuguese co-production, it features dialogue in Galician and Portuguese.
Surviving My Quinceañera is a 2023 Mexican comedy film directed by Chava Cartas and written by Juan Carlos Garzón and Angélica Gudiño. It stars Berenice Jonguitud accompanied by Guillermo Villegas, Verónica Bravo, Lupita Lara, Paco Luna, Sofía Carrera, Juan Pablo Fuentes, Farah Justiniani and Hanssel Casillas. It premiered on September 21, 2023, in Mexican theaters.
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